it's all decided that as well as long time president is reelected four and another six years after smashing his nearest rival in a close run poll. the syrian government and rebels both claim success in escalating fighting has stirred again answers to cross border shelling stoking fears moment dado led intervention. as a us company successfully launches its first cargo craft to the international space station r t looks at what the future holds for private firms trying to conquer the stars.

in the russian capital watching r t with me marina joshua welcome but as well as incoming leader who has defeated his young democratic rival in a tight spot little battle for the country's top job the poll saw a record turnout of over eighty percent evidence of just how crucial the poll was for the nation and here's our correspondent in caracas lucy coughing up with all the details. this city is going wild this is just moments after the venezuelan electoral council announced that who go chavez will indeed remain the president for a third term he'll be leaving the country for another six years of the fireworks have been going off there's been people driving around in the streets people have gathered on the presidential palace to celebrate this this victory for who go child is what we do have to keep in mind that this was an incredibly closely contended election the president had won by about fifty four percent of the vote that means about a million vote difference with his opponent in the premiss what's been really fascinating

to watch especially after coming from the west is the amount of excitement and energy that we've seen on the streets here people have actually taken to the streets at about three am hours before the polls even opened to celebrate to line up while we were covering the actual voting process there were lines going literally around blocks for the for the election voting places people had to really try to get there early to build up the momentum and try to get their candidate pushed forward as early as possible despite that polls have stayed open much later than expected it's been a really really closely contended election and for quite some time it was unclear who would emerge as the winner has been fairly calm right now but again because it's such a mostly a contested election it's quite possible that we will see tension in the coming weeks and months we have to keep in mind at the inauguration it won't happen till january and that is going to there's a lot of potential for for the supporters who are discontented with with president chavez to take to the streets we certainly won't see the country calming down

anytime soon and for a closer look at what president hugo chavez's victory actually means for venezuelans and why there is such a massive popular support for the president with the following report running water electricity and a real home having spent most of her life in venezuela slums these are luxuries that anna silva could only dream of before going to when i got this department i just couldn't believe it i thought my eyes were deceiving me. i'm thankful to this government for helping people like me she was able to move her family into this home thanks to a housing program established under president hugo chavez. it's one of the many projects that has earned him tremendous popular support among the poor but alienated him from other voters the latter have turned out in droves to vote for him to rekick them a wealthy businessman and a free market advocate who is pushing for more private enterprise and investment critics fear that he would bring an end to venezuela's experiment with what chavez calls twenty first century socialism here you have

a country that is seeing neo liberal economics is failing the plan. the polarization of wealth which we see not just in one country not just in two countries but globally is completely toxic it must be addressed. but whether chavez has addressed that in the best way remains a question dollars haven't helped bring down the crime rate one of the worst in the world while on employment and a stagnating economy has turned many away from el commandante to be corruption deficits we are some of the poorest people we want to chop us has been accused of authoritarianism suppressing the courts and silencing critics in the press it for the long neglected residents of venezuela slums free services may just trump over freedom this is done as well as body a part of the largest slum in all of latin america for decades that thousands of venezuelans who live here had no access to any sort of medical care that is until i

saw the social program to open clinics like this one here as well as get access to doctors check ups and medical services free medicine for free. this batata resident says it's a service that she couldn't live without but. here they help me along and this committee has helped a lot of people and a lot of children here thank you to chavez has done a lot for us those missions are just incredible. these are in league. settlements the shacks and buildings are poorly built and for decades infrastructure was virtually nonexistent moster sprawled across the steep hills surrounding caracas but for people living up in those longs or barrios there used to be no way to get down to the city to find work or go to school simply walking down those hills you think about an hour and a half used to be no public transportation until president about charges built these cable cars a literal lifeline for venezuela's poor life in the slums may have improved but the country still has a long way to go voters have grown frustrated with declining wages and scarce job

prospects and reversing these trends in the next six years won't be easy lucy catherine of. venezuela our correspondent for the his posting all the latest news and photos for us on twitter so can follow her feed there for the latest updates on that as well as presidential election. now conflicting reports from the front lines in syria claim both the rebels and the government have made advances and flashpoint battles across the country more than one hundred people have reportedly been killed in the past twenty four hours and this comes as turkey and syria edge of a closer to war as ankara returns fire after being hit by another shell from across the rebel controlled border our disposal ear has more. for the third straight day turkish artillery has fired into syria this coming just minutes after a mortar landed in turkish territory fired from syria we understand that at least eight mortars were fired from turkey into syria now according to the mayor of the

turkish border town where this shell landed he says that there was very little damage other than damage to a grain depôt but other than that had landed in an empty field and there were no reports of injuries it is the same border village way five members of the same family were killed that wednesday that was two women and three children when a mortar fire from syria landed in and was eventually building at the same time we're hearing continuing words from the turkish prime minister that he will not allow these kind of events to go unprovoked he says that if pushed he will declare war and that has been quite a strong message from him now there is growing concern that this instability and on the turkish syrian border will result in regional instability there's also concern by numerous critics who have put forth the argument that they believe that the shells that are being fired from the syrian side are being fired at liberty in each remember that this boarding area on the syrian side between syria and turkey is an

area that is controlled by the rebels and as such it is possible that they're firing these these rounds deliberately to provoke turkey to go to nato and call them foreign intervention of course this is something that many people are increasingly concerned about the situation in syria after eighteen months of fighting is showing no lacing up there continues to be almost daily blasts in the capital city of damascus and they're particularly cost suicide bombings has become almost the norm the same situation is happening in the leftover the commercial hub of the country in the north and there we're hearing of continuous heavy fighting and also in recent days in recent weeks we've witnessed a rise in prices start there were also receiving a twitter feed from the share adnan out of dar now he is. a sunni muslim preacher and this time if it's needed he's become almost a symbol of the rebels fighting in syria he says that they have captured the cousin of the syrian president bashar assad we have no information on that at this stage

and no way of actually being able to independently prove it russia continues to play a mediating role they are expecting that the e.u. in nato envoy to syria could be in russia later this month and as such will be there for talks but russia is edging calm and saying that this kind of isolation intentions along the turkish syrian border is completely unacceptable in any kind of cross border operations are to be found upon. and on our website right now the libyan military continues to surround an opposition stronghold bani walid leaving residents calling for international rescue. was illegal anniversary of march marking one year of the worldwide all by movement and scores of arrests are to go home as the details. i california based firm has successfully launched its first supply flights to the international space station with over four hundred fifty kilos of equipment the space x. dragon capsule is the only cargo craft designed to safely return to earth all

others currently in use burn up during re-entry space x. is also working on changing its vessel into a space ship capable of carrying astronauts with a one point six billion dollar contract nasa is counting on private companies to restock the ice says when nasa space shuttle fleet was retired in two thousand and eleven russia so you spacecraft was the only way for payloads to reach the ice says that small islands back to earth brian weeden from secure world foundation says private businesses still need time to prove they can compete with state run organizations. in certain areas for example are fighting basic transportation to from street station these commercial private companies can provide its mere second . but titian but there are other areas you know long term exploration of the moon and mars and beyond where for the time being you're probably just still see a lot of state run companies there's a chance that nasa can perhaps you know contract for these basic services to and

from the inner space station to private companies which would then allow nasa to focus its money and its efforts on some of the other aspects exploration such as perhaps going back to the moon space x. still has a long ways to go before it can prove that it can carry humans safely to and from the our sister station but in the long term you know over the next few years or longer it could prove to be some interesting competition based travel is not a cheap endeavor and as we've seen you know the world's going through some tough economic times i think for the time being you're going to see a renewed effort to try and get more use out of the inner suspicion through the rest of his life time and then i think you're probably going to see some international some cooperative missions that look at what the next step is if i had to take a guess that would probably be back to the moon. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world that alleged palestinian

militant has been killed by an israeli air strike in gaza aircraft targeted two motorcyclists who israel claims were jihad is plotting a terror attack against troops and civilians the alleged militants reportedly infiltrated gaza from egypt volatile sinai region several civilians and three children were also injured in the attack. spain is and for a more protest as the country's labor unions threaten the government went to a national strike that's after tens of thousands marched through the spanish capital on sunday once again calling for an end to biting spending cuts country is facing get another staring budget with unemployment at a record high since july. also look on this hour here on our team that failed and last motorcade had a to pakistan's most troubled region has stopped short of its final destination and

find out why in just a couple of minutes. an r.t. speaks to experts who believe the u.s. is yet again trying to contain china after washington signs a new weapons agreements with south korea the story in detail and more just ahead. flying with me in this old soviet work call so the helicopter is doctors not a mere brodsky and his team from the region's medical aviation service we head across every move barren tundra higher and higher into russia's arctic far north until eventually we see our landing spot with arrived at this tiny believe just the course of hundreds of kilometers of snow we will this is a boy here suffering and the doctors are going to see what they can do but. inside . small building not one but two babies and their parents are waiting for us the

doctors inspect them but can't make a diagnosis and decide to bring them to a regional hospital for better care spread lana doesn't like taking her baby away from home but she's been before and agrees to go that's the usual practice with those who live in atlanta they keep mothers with their newborns in hospital for a month. on the way back another stop to check on the health of some native new nets reindeer herders out in the tundra it can take many hours to reach the nearest village so a medical problem simply fixed here in the tent. they used to be but now we can go to civilize places so we call for emergency help. back at hospital other patients helped by the air ambulance are being treated the service costs fourteen million dollars a year to run and there's been controversy with some claiming that locals exaggerate or make up health problems and use the helicopters as

a free taxi service accusations vladimir firmly dismisses your brother is not true usually the calls are perfectly justified sometimes we even reproach locals waiting too long before calling us he's been working as a doctor now for forty three years but that america's confident that even after he retires his helicopter doctors will remain a lifeline to the peoples of the russian far north. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy for

a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines. is a report on our. welcome back you're watching our show live from moscow was mean josh the pakistani military has blocked a thousand strong anti-u.s. motor convoy on its way towards a volatile tribal belt a motorcade led by cricket legend and opposition from man emraan khan was headed to south waziristan a region most frequently targeted by u.s. drone strikes to stage a mass rally against american missiles the rally was joined by dozens of foreign peace activist robert naiman alice of u.s. foreign policy says washington's current stance borders on lawlessness and just

about every expert in international law outside the united states will say that it leaves that there are at least some aspects of the current both of which are clear violations of international law the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred and maybe a hundred civilian deaths since two thousand and four for the u.s. drone strike that's between fifteen and thirty percent the un special rapporteur tour on. an execution has said that you know if these reports are true about what the u.s. is doing they would constitute a war crime the pakistani parliament passed unanimously a resolution demanding that these drone strikes stop and every pakistani official says the pakistanis again says we have nothing to do with this we're not supporting this or indoors the u.s. government must be called to account internationally and. mess the cli and explain

why they think their policy is legal under international law under u.s. law come clean about the issue of civilian casualties and their own the us is going to come up with the unilateral definition for its own purposes of what a civilian is of course there's no there's no permission international law to do that. across in again a stand the taliban claims it's winning the fight and says nato is fleeing a country in humiliation and disgrace this comes as the u.s. led war and there is its twelve year was the alliance gradually drawing down its troop presence more than three thousand foreign troops most of them americans have been killed since the occupation began in the wake of nine eleven and insurgent activity has risen sharply in the past two years by proa wave of attacks leading to a sharp increase in nato casualties the alliance is due to pull out completely by the end of two thousand and fourteen leaving kabul to fan for itself at a national affairs commentator rick ross of says nato is leaving behind a mess. precious little has been accomplished on the positive sense of course by

the western military intervention an occupation in afghanistan. most or you know arguably the only accomplishment dubious as it is that opium production is skyrocketed under the watch of the u.s. and nato in afghanistan you know evidently the afghan people are not fond of having foreign boots on the ground and you know particularly after such a prolonged period of time the so-called green on blue attacks are an indication that the rank and file of the afghan population would like to see us in their nato allies or the us in their nato allies vacate the country this quickly as possible and that none of this. debacle would have occurred in the first place out of not been for the harder and the reagan administration's fear of the war which you know what exacerbated the make and regional and other times she's inside the country and there's a massive it's led to thirty four year war in afghanistan and we have to place the

blame where it belongs here this is the result of u.s. intervention going back to the late one nine hundred seventy s. . now south korea will be able to strike any part of its northern neighbor with ballistic missiles and the new deal signed with the us allows seoul to expand the range of its weapons by more than twice the current. limit of previous arms paths with washington barred the south from deploying long range rockets leaving many targets in a communist state out of reach so says the measures aimed at countering a possible threat from north korea the agreement also allows south korea to operate drones with limited payloads but asia specialist him below believes there's another reason behind the deal. in east asia only in america's favor. north korea is very very weak in regime. terms. you have to see this within the context of american strategy against china this is

a long discussion between the south korean government. sorry and the longtime going to extend range missiles and we must remember this is only this only goes ballistic missiles on christmas are they have a long range christmas i can get all. this new trade going into china. has been the sticking point is america's and now i'm calling the pound against china south korea. trying to go i'm sorry. it will try to alliance against china and also americans and very very active. part of a long term strategy to contain china. take all of this happening and the world of business right now we're here thank you marina we're looking at the asian markets and in particular the chinese markets because in japan there is a public holiday that's where you're about to see that the nikkei is close but so

when it comes to china right now it is dropping calls related forums are in fact losing ground that's after a mixed finish on wall street on friday that's the spice of beat us long form report so let me tell you more about that because the u.s. department of labor has from the statistics that show the unemployment rate in the country fell in september to its lowest rate since january two thousand and nine it went from eight point one percent in august to seven point eight percent but they also felt that the u.s. economy added a further one hundred fourteen thousand jobs last month which was above expectations and barack obama then said that he believes the nation is moving forward again here in russia it's not. less than an hour before the opening bell on fire there was a yes and a my six added over a one percent it would take a look at the currencies the russian ruble and higher against the currency basket on friday there and the growth is still weakening against the us dollar oil prices

see what they're standing right now they're heading for there's going to be a long line and speculation that prices in the euro zone as well as the slowdown in china will real demand and also ahead of its european officials that's how it all looks this hour all right thanks very much indeed looking forward to more business news next hour and on the way here in our team discover more about life in russia's remote villages through the eyes of one very peculiar resident special reports coming your way.

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news today violence is once again fleda if these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are today. well. cali. offers an air show and an issue. what's the matter you. must know the residents never profit from the performances you'll see of coming all sooner to get there and you look up and there's one tacking on you he alpha beta gamma he was always the fine now trying to treat his leg out with out there know what's going on so you can pinpoint. the dirt right now. those shells become income mortal danger and a piece of art still sticks and. making

him from pretty. and. our team. nikolai simul know it's been able to create a noah's ark in a russian village an ordinary postman has become a symbol of mutual assistance and selflessness. would still shake out the first page. would think a light driving a truck to have a look at leno. in these examples all trades.

postman. will now take his heavy bag and head to remote villages where the people illegally await him as well as letters newspapers and magazines he also brings them food. not even a loaf of bread. he won't. write down pies plays and tangerines. one kilogram is enough.

people here. in these villages because of the postman's help. track to. every single day. travels to these hamlets without fail. to his health some need to have a new flu. others. needs to be plowed a roof repair. hard . look this is the man who used to be a very smooth. but flooded. sprang a leak following. the.